Ambitious Vision for Downtown Edgartown
By MIKE SECCOMBE
The old Navigator restaurant in Edgartown - she ain't what she used to be.
And for all the survivors of overpriced watered-down cocktails and stuffed quahaugs that landed in the stomach like a lead sinker on a codfish rig - that may not be such a bad thing.
After a standoff lasting four years, the Steamship Authority and one of its major maritime unions are expected to have a new workplace contract within a month.
Agreement between boat line senior managers and the Marine Officers Beneficial Association, which represents some 230 unlicensed deck hands, was reached last Friday night, after two days at the table with a state-appointed fact finder.
Boatline and Key Union Find Accord on Contract
By MIKE SECCOMBE
After a standoff lasting four years, the Steamship Authority and one of its major maritime unions are expected to have a new workplace contract within a month.
Agreement between boat line senior managers and the Marine Officers Beneficial Association, which represents some 230 unlicensed deck hands, was reached last Friday night, after two days at the table with a state-appointed fact finder.
The loss of habitat which has caused bird numbers to plummet across America in recent decades has had an impact on the Vineyard, but not nearly as heavily as in other places, according to local experts.
The entire Oak Bluffs side of Lagoon Pond was opened to shellfishing this week, in response to the forced closure of Sengekontacket Pond late last week due to high levels of bacteria.
Shellfish constable Dave Grunden said he had adjusted the management regime for Lagoon Pond to open early one area which had been closed until August, as well as another area which had been closed for reseeding.
Sengekontacket Pond has been closed to shellfishing due to high levels of dangerous bacteria found in tests last week.
Water quality testing showed fecal coliform bacteria at levels well above the safe level for shellfish consumption at eight of nine testing stations on the pond. The contamination level at the ninth testing station was right on the upper limit of safety.